No. No more Butcher Birds unfortunately. In it’s own way I see Sandman Slim as the Butcher Bird sequel. It deals with a some of the same material (conflicts between Heaven and Hell, the nature of Lucifer and evil, how shitty navigating a magical world while still trying to keep out of the way of drunk film executives and posers on Harleys would be), but in way that’s more urban and, I think, a bit more advanced. Besides, the next sections of Butcher Bird were set much more of a fantasy world and I just don’t want to fall down that particular rabbit hole. LA is fantasyland enough with wenches and forsooths. And before anyone gets offended, I’m being sarcastic. Please don’t tell me about your favorite sophisticated fantasy worldbuilding. I just feel that it’s not where I ought to be. Think about Robert De Niro. He’s a great actor, but he sucked in The Mission. He’s a modern guy who’s not quite able to pull off that kind of period piece. I feel that I’m the same kind of writer. I can stick my toe into fantasy worlds, but living there for a whole book feels like a mistake. For now. I’ll probably try it down the road, but for the moment I’m better off torturing aging punks, bald chicks and crack whores. Better for me and better for readers.

Hate to quibble, but did you ever consider changing your hero's name? Between Tony Stark and Donald Westlake's Stark getting or about to be getting big play lately, you could do with something more immediately identifiable as yours.